Jan. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 175

Land in Southland Land District open for Selection on Perpetual Lease.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 9th January, 1901.

THE under-mentioned Crown land, having been surrendered in terms of section 156 of “The Land Act, 1885,” will be open for selection on perpetual lease on and after Tuesday, the 12th day of March, 1901. If more than one application be received for the allotments on the same day, then the order of selection shall be decided by ballot on the following day, at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SOUTHLAND COUNTY.—CAMPBELL-TOWN HUNDRED.

Second-class Land.

*Grouped.

Open land, soil inferior. Distance from Greenhills Railway-station, one mile. Burdened with £308 2s. 6d., valuation for improvements.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Village-homestead Allotments, Southland, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 9th January, 1901.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity at the District Lands and Survey Office, Invercargill, on and after Tuesday, the 12th March, 1901.

If more than one application be received for the same section on the same day, then the order of selection shall be decided by ballot on the following day, at 11 a.m., at the District Lands and Survey Office, Invercargill. If the sections be not applied for on the 12th March, they will be open thereafter for application at the District Lands and Survey Office, Invercargill.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—SOUTHLAND COUNTY.

DAVID BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Leases in the County of Westland for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Hokitika, 9th January, 1901

NOTICE is hereby given that the under-mentioned pastoral lands will be offered for lease by public auction, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Hokitika, on Tuesday, the 26th February, 1901.

SCHEDULE.

WESTLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Pastoral Lands under Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892.”

Run No. 4: 6,000 acres, in Upper Taramakau, Otahake, and Otira Valleys, on northern faces of Aicken Range; bush-clad terraces and hill-sides; cattle-feed only. Access by open river-beds from Hokitika–Christchurch Road.

Run No. 71: 10,000 acres, Kaimata Range, Upper Taramakau Valley; rugged mountain-tops, with scanty tussock feed; mean elevation, 4,000 ft. above sea-level; sheep-pasture, summer country. Access from Taramakau and Crooked River beds.

Run No. 84: 13,000 acres, Kelly’s Range, between Taipo and Otira Rivers; hummocky, well-grassed tops; mean altitude, 3,700 ft. above sea; fair summer sheep-country. Access from Hokitika–Christchurch Road, via leading spurs.

Run No. 91: 9,000 acres, Hokitika Valley, watershed of Doctor’s Creek; rough, hilly land all covered with forest; suitable for cattle only. Access by open river-bed.

Terms of Sale.

The above runs will be sold generally in accordance with the provisions of Part VI. of “The Land Act, 1892,” subject to any rights of renewal or resumption as may be presented by the Land Acts or other constituted authority.

Purchasers must deposit a statutory declaration required by section 62 of “The Land Act, 1892,” and pay the sum of the half-year’s rent and license-fee on fall of the hammer.

W. G. MURRAY,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

SEED WHEATS.

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, N.Z., 15th June, 1900.

THE following Seed Wheats from recently imported seed are available for sale to farmers at 4s. per bushel (bags extra 6d.), f.o.b. train, Waihao Downs, South Island, or Waverley, North Island.

Orders will be received by the Inspector of Stock, Auckland, Christchurch, Ashburton, Timaru, Oamaru, Dunedin, Invercargill, or the Department of Agriculture, Wellington.

The following classification is according to South Island results:—

AUTUMN WHEAT.

Allora Spring, Bearded Herrison, Fultz, Improved Fyfe Sicilian Square Head, Blountz Lambrig, White Velvet, Pearl Velvet, Tardent’s Blue, Darblay’s Hungarian, Hedgerow, Rattling Jack, Australian Talavera.

WINTER OR EARLY SPRING.

Talavera de Bellevue, Medeah, Marshall’s White Chaff, Anglo-Australian, Red Clawson, White Essex, Hudson’s Early Purple Straw, Algerian, Red Straw, Marshall’s No. 3.

SPRING WHEAT.

Zealand or Berthoud, Marshall’s No. 8, White Tuscan, Beardless Quartzlee, Bearded Quartzlee, Early Baart, Early Para, Budd’s Early, Golden Drop, Poland, Tall Neapolitan, Steer’s Early Purple Straw, Steinwedel, White Lammas, White Naples, Farmer’s Friend, King’s Jubilee.

JOHN D. RITCHIE,
Secretary.